# Better LibraryThing

> Improves the LibraryThing cataloging experience

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterlibrarything](https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterlibrarything)

## Overview

- **ID:** `betterlibrarything`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** braxtonhall
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-21
- **First published:** 2023-01-06
- **Size:** 249 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/betterlibrarything/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/braxtonhall/library-thing/issues](https://github.com/braxtonhall/library-thing/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/betterlibrarything/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/betterlibrarything/privacy/)

## Description

Better LibraryThing is a browser extension that improves the LibraryThing cataloging experience by providing warnings, copy and paste functionality, finding PDF copies and summaries of books, and consolidating metadata. It is made in support of the Vancouver Black Library.

## Rankings

- #85,087 — Overall
- #101 — library

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `identity`
- `https://*.librarything.com/*`
- `https://*.libgen.is/*`
- `https://*.archive.org/*`
- `https://*.goodreads.com/*`
- `https://*.amazon.ca/*`
- `https://*.amazon.com/*`
- `https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.librarything.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: librarything.com, libgen.is, archive.org, goodreads.com, amazon.ca, amazon.com, googleapis.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterlibrarything)